Vol. 31 No.
4 April 2002
PASSING THE TORCH OF CREATION
A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME EVENT!
Pastor Chuck Smith Dr. Tim LaHaye
Pastor Chuck Smith, Dr. Tim LaHaye, Dr.
Duane Gish, and Dr. Henry Morris are
teaming up for one of the most momen-
tous events since the modern creation
movement began over 30 years ago. Pass-
ing the Torch of Creation is scheduled for
Saturday, May 18, 2002, at Calvary
Chapel of Costa Mesa, at 3800 South
Fairview Road in Santa Ana, California.
The central theme and purpose of this
unique conference is to prepare and ex-
hort future generations to proclaim the
truth of creation and stand firm on God’s
Holy Word. These four senior statesmen
will be sharing their lifetime experiences
and passing on spiritual and tactical wis-
dom for the twenty-first century.
Pastor Chuck Smith will be speaking
about the vital role of creation evange-
lism and why it is an essential doctrine
for a healthy church. When he first be-
gan to minister and hold Bible studies for
Dr. Duane Gish Dr. Henry Morris
young dropouts in the 60s he found that
evolution was a major hangup. He began
giving away copies of a Henry Morris
book and saw many come to Christ. From
those humble beginnings has risen the
worldwide Calvary Chapel movement.
Dr. Tim LaHaye will be discussing the
dangers of Biblical compromise, the ne-
cessity of standing firm on God’s Word,
and how this perspective led to ICR’s
founding. Dr. LaHaye shared his vision
for a Christian college in San Diego with
Henry Morris in 1969. Discussions
turned to the need for a creationist advo-
cacy and research group. Thus the Insti-
tute for Creation Research was birthed
in 1970 as the science faculty of Chris-
tian Heritage College.
Dr. Duane Gish will be discussing
how and why Christians must win the cre-
ation debate in the sciences, community,
and schools. Dr. Gish was one of the
founding members of the Creation Re- ICR’S NEW RADIO STUDIOS
search Society in 1964, along with Dr.
The Lord has greatly blessed ICR’s Ra-
Morris. Their friendship grew until he
dio Ministry! Due to the generous gift of
joined Dr. Morris at ICR in 1972. He has
an anonymous donor, ICR has built brand
been a major contributor to the creation
new radio studios. This facility will
cause.
greatly enhance ICR’s radio broadcasts
Finally, Dr. Henry Morris will talk
and make audio production more effi-
about the history of the creation move-
cient. The new studios include a sound
ment, where creation stands today, and
where we must go in the future. His in-
volvement in creation goes back to the
1940s. He recognized creation and the
Flood as the key to evangelism and Chris-
tian discipleship in an ever-more secular
society. He stood nearly alone for many
years until his speaking and writing ig-
nited the now burgeoning movement. He
has been referred to as the “father of mod-
ern creationism.”
ICR’s President, Dr. John Morris, will
serve as the emcee and share some of his
own passions and vision. He will discuss Left to Right: Cris, Pat, Mike, Cheryl, Tim.
the state of the creation movement today
stage (with eight-channel voice-over abil-
and explain how we are poised for major
ity) and thirty-two channels for post-
advances in research.
production. The studio also includes four
Our host, Calvary Chapel of Costa
computer work stations.
Mesa, feels so strongly that this is a sig-
As many of you know, ICR produces
nificant event, that they have graciously
many broadcasts including: “Science,
offered their facility free of charge, al-
Scripture, & Salvation,” our weekly news
lowing the entire seminar to be with-
magazine; “Back to Genesis,” our one-
out cost to attend. However, since we
minute weekday commentary; “De
expect overflow crowds, pre-registra-
Regreso a Génesis,” our one-minute
tion is necessary to guarantee seating.
weekday commentary in Spanish;
If extra seating is available, all non-reg-
“Jonathan Park” our twenty-eight minute
istration participants will be offered
seats on a first-come, first-served ba-
sis. You may pre-register by calling
619/596-6040. Directions to the church PUBLISHED BY
will be sent with your tickets. I NSTITUTE FOR CREATION RESEARCH
The conference will begin at 9:15 a.m. P.O. BOX 2667, E L CAJON , CA 92021
and end at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, May (619) 448-0900 W EBSITE : WWW.icr.org
18, 2002. Creation resources and book- To disseminate articles and information of
current interest dealing with creation,
signings will be made available before evolution, and related topics. Sent free upon
and after the sessions. Book tables will request.
open at 8:00 a.m. Editor: John D. Morris
Please pray for good health for our Co-Editor: Henry M. Morris
speakers and that through this event our Managing Editor: Donald H. Rohrer
Assistant Editor: Kelly Griffin
Creator, Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will No articles may be reprinted in whole or in
be glorified! part without obtaining permission from ICR.
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radio adventure; and many radio docu-
mentaries. There are several other
projects in the future as well.
Recording session for Jonathan Park.
Prior to building the new studios,
ICR would often rent outside studios
for recording. With our new facility, all
pre- and postproduction is being done
completely in house. The savings to
ICR will be enormous over the years.
Along with new studios, there are
also new members on the radio team.
The ICR Radio Ministry includes:
Cheryl Maggio who works with radio
stations around the world to place ICR
broadcasts on the air; Mike Gilbert who
interviews scientists from many differ-
ent countries, researches, and writes
scripts; Tim McMahon who manages the
studio and oversees all broadcast pro-
duction; Jared Bowling who assists in
broadcast production; Pat Roy who over-
sees the Radio Department and is Ex-
ecutive Producer for the Jonathan Park
series; and Cris O’Bryon is the “an-
nouncer” of ICR. The team also includes
many others who give of their time: writ-
ers, directors, and actors.
With new studios, a team commit-
ted to the Lord, and a year in which the
general public seems to be more open
to the gospel than they’ve been in a long
time, the ICR Radio Ministry is reach-
ing the world with the vital creation
message!
This month on “Science, Scripture, &
Salvation”:
Weekend of: Title/Topic:
April 6 “Animals and Communication”
It’s not unusual to hear in the
media that humans and animals are
related. There are some similarities
between the two. Communication
for instance. Or is it actually
evidence to the contrary? Listen
and learn!
April 13 “Light”
Light is something we often take
for granted. Of course, darkness
reminds us how important light is.
Light just could not be the result of
random chance. What about light?
Tune in for the Biblical
perspective!
April 20 “Environmental Stewardship”
On this Earth Day weekend,
environmental issues are front and
center around the world. Some
people think that environmental
awareness is only a secular concern.
Do creationists believe in practicing
environmental stewardship? Tune in
to find out!
April 27 “The Geologic Column”
The earth’s crust does hold the key
to understanding past ages of the
earth. Some would have us believe
that the layers found in the crust
were laid down over “millions of
years.” But what does the evidence
clearly say? Join us for this
program!
Moving?
Please mail your new address along
with your old mailing label to:
Institute for Creation Research
P.O. Box 2667
El Cajon, CA 92021
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 THE BIG BANG . . . IN IMMUNOLOGY
It would seem the sudden “explosive” appearance of everything—from the universe to
invertebrate creatures, to people and their immune system—is the frustrating rule in
secular science.
In the Cambrian system of sedimentary rock, for example, complex invertebrate crea-
tures such as corals, worms, trilobites, sea stars, and jellies all explosively appear in a
most un-Darwinian manner. Evolutionist Niles Eldredge admits, “The Cambrian evolu-
tionary explosion is still shrouded in mystery.”1 Creation scientists hardly see this as
an enigma, but exactly what is expected based on Creation, the Fall, and the Flood.
People, too, appear abruptly as admitted by secular biologists. “We appear sud-
denly in the fossil record, or so it seems to many paleontologists.”2 In the twenty-first
century, so-called human evolution is still “complex and unresolved,”3 the fossil evi-
dence being “fragmentary and open to various interpretations.”4
On a smaller scale, the incredibly sophisticated immune system has no Darwinian
explanation for its sudden origin. This complex system is an arrangement of multi-
level defenses that protects people and vertebrates against bacteria, fungi, protozoa,
and viruses. The immune system, and other systems of the body, reveals wondrous
design by the Master Designer. Consider for a moment that the secular community
does not know how this incredible system evolved—
There is still much debate on how the vertebrate immune system evolved and
even less consensus on its relationship to defense systems in invertebrates. 5
Immunologist and evolutionist Charles Janeway and fellow authors speak of the very
sudden appearance of adaptive, or acquired, immunity in an unknown past creature.
In jawed fish and all “higher” vertebrates, adaptive immunity is possible be-
cause of what I like to think of as the immunological “Big Bang,” which oc-
curred in some ancestor of the jawed fish.6
But it doesn’t stop there. The rays and sharks (Chondrichthyes) have experienced
this “Big Bang” in their immune system—
Adaptive immunity appears abruptly in the cartilaginous fish.7
While the secular community continues to ponder their origins apart from God, the
cry of David can still be heard by those truly searching, “I will praise thee; for I am
fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth
right well” (Psalm 139:14).
References
1. Eldredge, N., The Monkey Business, Washington Square Press, New York, 1982, p. 46.
There are attempted recent explanations of the Cambrian explosion. See Bio Essays
22:1053–1056, 2000.
2. Villee, Solomon and Davis, Biology, Saunders College Publishing, 1985, p. 1049.
3. D.E. Lieberman, “Another face in our family tree,” Nature, March 2001, vol. 410, p. 419.
4. Gee, H., “Return to the planet of the apes,” Nature, July 2001, vol. 412, p. 131.
5. Gerhart & Kirschner, Cells, Embryos and Evolution, Blackwell Science, 1997, p. 161.
6. Janeway, et al., Immunobiology, 5th ed., Garland Publishing, 2001, p. 602.
7. Ibid., p. 604.
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Hobbs, New Mexico
Super Bowl Sunday Dr. John Morris
spoke at Taylor Memorial Baptist Church
in Hobbs. Years of experimenting with
various schedules which would allow
members to both attend church and watch
the game had proven unsatisfactory. Pas-
tor Dean Mathis prosposed the idea of
having a winter Bible Conference which
would be over before kickoff, and the idea
was a hit (or maybe a long gainer).
Dr. Morris spoke to the combined
Sunday School classes on dinosaurs, then
on the illogic of theistic evolution, both
Biblical and scientific, at the worship ser-
vice.
The entire church was invited to en-
joy a meal together at noon, followed by
two more lectures, one on creation and
the other on the Flood. Attendance re-
mained high throughout, with no frustra-
tion at missing the game.
Since Dr. Morris was to fly out of dis-
tant Lubbock, Texas, early the next morn-
ing, the Pastor and his wife drove him to
the airport as soon as the sessions were
over. They arrived just as the second quar-
ter was starting and enjoyed pizza in his
motel room until the last second field goal.
Anaheim, California
Dr. John Morris was privileged to join
several nationally known speakers at the
Steeling of the Mind of America confer-
ence on February 9, 2002.
Mr. Bill Perkins of Com-
pass International lives
out his burden to see
Christians strength-
ened in the faith,
with minds pre-
pared to meet the
host of challenges
which present them-
selves.
Dr. Morris was asked to speak on the
evidence for creation, young earth and
Noah’s flood seen through the analogy
of Mount St. Helens. When it erupted in
1980, up to 600 feet of water-borne strata
were deposited, burying countless trees
and animals. Since that time, wood is
petrifying, fossils are forming, a deep
canyon has been cut, a “mature” land-
scape has appeared, and peat is metamor-
phosing into coal—all processes which
are thought to require millions of years
to accomplish.
Other speakers spoke on current
events, on the cults, on false doctrine on
dinosaurs, and on Islam. The truth of cre-
ation was welcomed by many who had
never heard a credible presentation on it
before.
Sacramento, California
Sacramento is the State Capital of Cali-
fornia. A recently formed ministry has
begun to reach the elected politicians,
their staffs, lobbyists, and their fami-
lies with the message of Christ as Lord
and Savior. On February 4, Capitol
Ministries, founded by Mr. Ralph
Drollinger, asked ICR President John
Morris to speak at a banquet for State
Senators and Assemblymen along with
others.
Nearly 200 people gathered in the
Sutter Room across the street from the
capitol building to hear of the scientific
and Biblical case for creation and against
evolution. Many in attendance were non-
Christian, yet the message was clear and
well received.
A surprising number of elected offi-
cials in California are mature Christians.
Bible studies are being conducted within
both parties. Discipleship is occurring.
The evening was not only one of creation
ministry and a Christian challenge, but a
solemn reminder to pray for those in po-
sitions of responsibility and influence.
Capitol Ministries has similar efforts in
several states with many more about to
commence.
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AN IMPORTANT NEW BOOK
Seldom does a re-
ally significant
book appear with
the collected wis-
dom of many, but
just such a book
does now exist,
with chapters writ-
ten by many of
the well known
leaders in the cre-
ation movement.
Entitled When Christians Roamed the
Earth, it chronicles societal rejection of
the Christian/creation worldview, the
horrid results of accepting the naturalis-
tic/evolution worldview, and the desper-
ate need for Christians, in all of society
to return to right thinking as demanded
by Scripture and mandated by good sci-
ence. Consider the chapter titles and brief
descriptions below.
I. The Conflict of the Ages—Dr. Henry
Morris shows how the creation/
evolution worldview conflict has
dominated history.
II. Biblical Authority and the Book of
Genesis—Ken Ham explains the
necessity of accepting Genesis’
accuracy to the Biblical worldview.
III. The Fire Building—Dr. Jack Cuozzo,
neanderthal researcher discusses the
difficulties encountered as a Christian
in a world of unbelievers.
IV. The Denial of the Obvious—Dr. John
Morris presents the intuitively obvious
truth of the creation model, and how it
was discarded.
V. Culture Change: The Creation
Background—Dr. Carl Wieland exposes
evolution’s cancer throughout modern
society.
VI. Ye Shall be as Gods—Dr. Jonathan
Henry exposes the repetitive lie of
Satan, first to Eve and now to us.
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This 192-page book is destined to be
widely read and applied in areas of in-
fluence. You can order a copy from ICR
by calling 800/628-7640 or on the web
(at icr.org.bookstore). The cost is
$11.95.
From New York
“Acts & Facts is a great help. Back
in1998 I was struggling with my secular
education and my faith. By the grace of
God I was led to an ICR creation presen-
tation in New York. The presentation was
a milestone in my growth as a Christian;
thank you very much! I think many
people have come to Jesus following the
9/11 disaster and many of them may soon
struggle as I did with their past educa-
tion of evolution and the truth of the word
of God. Your ministry must continue and
be there for them! God bless you.”
From Texas
“The value of your teaching to my life
and ministry is beyond measure. God has
graciously committed to you a veritable
treasure of insights. Time and again, the
Lord has spoken exactly what was needed
to keep me going in the vineyard.”
From Mississippi
“God has enabled you to produce very
needed writings. Every book of yours that
I get I have considered a classic in my
library and I keep them in a place where
I can quickly use them for reference to
relevant passages.”
From Indiana
“The Genesis Flood . . . was the first book
I ever read with science illuminating the
Scriptures. It led directly to my receiving
Christ three years later. And, it directed
me to a life-long delight in God’s word,
as well as His creation.”
Stewardship & Trust Services
May our gracious Lord minister this bondage-breaking truth to your heart
and mine.
“Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth
corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust
doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole
body shall be full of light.
But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore
the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the
other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve
God and mammon.
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or
what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life
more than meat, and the body than raiment?
Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather
into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better
than they?
Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how
they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed
like one of these.
Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to
morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little
faith?
Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we
drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? (For after all these things do the
Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all
these things. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness;
and all these things shall be added unto you” (Matthew 6:19–33).

Tom Manning, ICR Stewardship and Trust Services, P.O. Box 2667,
El Cajon, CA 92021. Phone: ICR, 619/448-0900; E-mail: tmanning@icr.org
donations can be made on-line at www.icr.org/contribute.html
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